The Restoration of Empire
Nikola Eftimov 2011
(Sprezzatura line)
Collection: "The Restoration of Empire"
Visual dedication to: Jacques-Louis David, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, Antoine-Jean Gros, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and John Singer Sargent
Concept:
stylistic opposites: Neoclassicism/Romanticism; Empire/Restoration...
irony
aestheticism
two generations; mother/daughter
aging and rejuvenation
old and new
intimate storytelling
timeless vs. trendy
metropolitan vs. provincial
evolution vs. revolution (of ideas and not only)
contemplation over the boundaries between fashion and anti-fashion
handwork and beyond
Brand motto: By skill not force